This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1995 p.143

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.337)

Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.85

Comments:- *Recording of parts of performances at the Vienna State Opera (25 October and 5 November 1941). What appear to be (some of?) the same excerpts appear as a «filler» on the recording of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor conducted by Hans Altmann and issued on CD by Gala (GL 100.718)

Opera - October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 pp.245-246 [JM]

Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.128 [PK]

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.98-99 [BI]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.85 [JS]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma (28 April 1941). As this recording comes from a broadcast by a German radio station it seems probable that it is of a performance given by the Rome Company when they visited Berlin. According to a letter in CLassic Record Collector (Spring 2003 p.5) the role of Pistol was sung by Giulio Neri.

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2006 p.99 (DVD) [JBS]

Diapason - No.536S mai 2006 p.126 (DVD) [MP]

American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.230 [RVL]

Opéra Magazine - No.8 juin 2006 p.84 (DVD) [JC]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.78 (DVD) [PN]

Comments:- *Video recordings of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack broadcast on 9 May 1956. The audio recording is listed (with the year given as 1958) in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 2000 No.247 p.21.

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.269-271 [JM]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (1 December 1962; mentioned in OPERA March 1963 p.187). The cast listed above is that given in OPERA, but some sources give Anna Maria Rota as singing the role of Meg. The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (August 1965; see OPERA November 1965 p.818). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh (26 May 1966). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (November 1966). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.463. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (9 March 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The recording is described as a «Very Good to Excellent in-house recording».

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.290 [KM]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 pp.86-87 [VM]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 19 October 1966. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.183.

Comments:- *This appears to be a video recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (April 1970). The cast listed above is that given in L'AVANT SCENE OPÉRA No.87/88 p.175 and OPERA July 1970 p.669. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007. Here the year of the performance recorded is given as 1973. It is also stated that there are «glitches in Gobbi's Act III monologue».

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (5 November 1971). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The performance on 29 October 1971 is reviewed in OPERA December 1971 pp.1116-1118.

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 April 1972). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on April 9 2008.

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (12 July 1974). The information about the cast given above comes from «Dietrich Fischer Dieskau - Verzeichnis der Tonaufnahme» by Monika Wolf p.463.

Comments:- *According to mr. tape's catalogue this recording is of a performance in London in 1978. However, it seems more likely that it is of a concert performance given at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall on 13 August 1976 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 August 1976 p.45.

(The) Gramophone - July 2005 pp.107, p.109 [AB]

Opera - July 2005 pp.867-869 [HC]

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.68 [IW]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]

Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.124 [JC]

Diapason - No.525 mai 2005 p.135 [MP]

American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.255-258 [DF]

Classica Répertoire - No.74 juillet-aoüt 2005 pp.120-121 (DVD) [PF]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.84 [FGR]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (14 August 1976). The performances on 11 June 1976 and 10 July 1976 (with some cast changes) are reviewed in OPERA, Festival Issue p.36 and p.41

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich. The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalog (November 2000) is 2 September 1976, but according to «Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Verzeichnis der Tonaufnahmen» by Monika Wolf p.464 the date of the recording in BR Archiv is 2 August 1976. It is not stated in either source who sings the role of Dr.Cajus. The date given in mr. tape's catalogue is also 2 August 1976.

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (August 1979). See OPERA October 1979 p.983. It was announced that Rhonda Bruce, Paul Ferris, Graeme Ewer, and Gordon Wilcox would take part in these performances (OPERA December 1978 p.1183), but I have not been able to confirm that they did so, nor that they sang the roles listed above.

Comments:- *This appears to be a recording of the performance at La Scala on 7 December 1980 (See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL janvier 1981 No.35 p.28). The year given in Charles Handelman's Calalog (November 2000) is 1981, but the opera performed at La Scala on 7 December 1981 was Lohengrin.

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (24 February 1980; see OPERA May 1980 pp.476-477). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008..

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (26 July 1981; see OPERA Festival Issue 1981 pp.47-49). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?)

Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (December 1985; see OPERA May 1986 pp.572-573). According to the cast listing given in L'AVANT SCENE OPÉRA, mise à jour du numéro 87/88 - avril 2001 (p.5) the role of Ford is sung Bernd Weikl. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (June 1986). The cast listed above is that given in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juillet/aoüt 1986 No.94 pp.42-43. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website dated October 2005 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (30 November 1989; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL février 1990 No.133 pp.50-51). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '90 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.249. The CDs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003.

Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a performance at the Vienna State Opera in March 1993. Some of the information about the cast comes from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-2005» compiled by Andreas Láng p.84. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «New Audio Cassette Listings(ALD) - Summer 1998». Here the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1998.

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (10 August 1993; see OPERA Festival Issue 1993 p.56). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?)

Comments:- *Video recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. The VHS Video Cassette issued by Lyric is listed in «New Video Cassette Listings - October 1996». The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that given in the website:

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - January 2007 pp.82-83 [SP]

American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.240-241 [RVL]

Comments:- *Video recording of a concert performance of Act 1, Part 2; Act 2, Part 2 - from «Quand'ero paggio»; and Act 3 given at a Gala performance in the Philharmonoe, Berlin (31 December 2000). The DVD issued by EuroArts also includes short excerpts from «Un ballo in maschera» and «Don Carlos».

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. The date given in House of Opera's online catalogue (March 2003) is 23 November 2001 (The «Prima») and the singer of Alice is given as «Dessi». However according to «Opera 2002 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.24 Daniela Dessi only sang in the performance on 30 November 2001. Nevertheless, Dessi is stated to have sung on 30 November in the review in OPERA ACTUAL No.49 enero-febrero 2002 p.72. The performances on 30 November and 2 December 2001 in which Svetla Vassileva sang Alice are reviewed in OPERA April 2002 pp.446-447 and OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.264 janvier 2002 pp.20-21.

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Lausanne Opera (6 January 2002). The performance on 4 January 2002 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.265 février 2002 pp.55-56. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003.

Comments:- *Recording of a «semi-staged» performance in the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (10 May 2003). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 10-16 May 2003 p.116. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part II»

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris (19 June 2008). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their list of new CD releases - April 2009. There is a review of the performance on the web-site:

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Millenium Centre, Cardiff (March 2008). This is probably the same performance of which a recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 24 May 2008. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» Fall/Winter 2008-2009.

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Stockholm (February 2008). In some performances Dr. Cajus was sung by Jon Nilsson. I do not know if he or Magnus Kyhle (as listed above) sang in the performance recorded. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Fall/Winter 2008-2009 New CD and DVD Releases». There is a review of a performance on the website: